HAILED as one of the most famous trains in the world, the Flying Scotsman returned to Warrington yesterday, Tuesday.

Steam enthusiasts gathered to watch the historic locomotive arrive at Warrington Bank Quay railway station at around 12.45pm.

It was stationed for around four minutes before departing from the town.

Tom Swift was able to capture the moment on camera after the train arrived in the town for the first time this year.

Many onlookers waited patiently to witness the train's arrival while on a journey from Keighley and Worth Valley Railway in Yorkshire to Southall in South London.

But this is not the first time the train has travelled through Warrington, previously visiting the town in 2016.

The Flying Scotsman was built in Doncaster in 1923 for the London and North Eastern Railway 

It was designed by Sir Nigel Gresley as part of the A1 class – the most powerful locomotives used by the railway.

The train was given the name Flying Scotsman after the London to Edinburgh rail service which started daily at 10am in 1862.

In 1934, Scotsman was clocked at 100mph on a special test run – officially the first locomotive in the UK to have reached that speed.

Following a restoration project in 2016, the Flying Scotsman hit the rails for its inaugural run, touring the UK as a working museum exhibit.